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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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